Jump to content

statsman

Full Members
  • Posts

    4027
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by statsman

  1. But, you see, …it’s Baylor. They’re pissants.
  2. Yeah, I used to work at the Mr. Gattis the victims left that night, and my family lived in Speegleville. For those who don’t know- Waco PD arrested and convicted four people for raping and killing those girls, based on a shaky confession (a cell mate of one of the four claimed he confessed to him, and that purported confession was used to coerce actual confessions from two others - “plead guilty and you won’t get executed”). The other two pled not guilty, but all four were convicted. One of the four won release on appeal, the other was executed and the two that pled guilty-later retracted- died in prison. Years later, the same detective and DA got a similar hokey confession to convict another guy for rape and murder, but he was released when DNA evidence exonerated him. So, yeah, not sure about that case really being closed.
  3. You know, you could probably do a doc on the 1982 Lake Waco murders, too, that is just as infuriating. They convicted three or four guys, but I’m not convinced they ever solved them.
  4. Thoughts: 1. This happened before the ISU gambling scandal. It is very possible these dumbasses were not aware of the seriousness. 2. Is there anything to it? Don’t kids put stupid ass stuff in the Venmo note all the time? Sure, but “fifa World Cup”? Isn’t that oddly specific for a throw away laugh? 3. I don’t see any Roatens on the ‘25 WSU roster. Landon Roaten is now at ACU. WSU may have a team gambling problem, but the AD may not be interested in investigating unless they have to. ACU’s AD should investigate. I’m going to guess ACU doesn’t have low seven figures invested in Mr. Roaten. There is still some more popcorn to eat on this Mateer matter.
  5. I badly want to see WSU AD Compliance say they recommend both players be held out while they complete their investigation
  6. I have no idea if there is any legitimacy to the Mateer claim, but,…if there is an investigation, wouldn’t it fall to WSU to do it?
  7. “Selfish players are winners”? 😂 Allow me to introduce you to Jack Mildren, Brian Bosworth and Adrian Peterson.
  8. Interesting recruitment. Key position. If you think he is a near-certain difference maker, you go hard. When you see that your main competition is OU, you go hard, because you have a chance to either: -win a head to head, leaving them with lesser choices, or -make them spend more of their limited budget than they wanted to
  9. No, thats from the year y’all finished third in the Big XII South.
  10. Hey, Iceman! Show a photo from a conference championship game!
  11. So, was this Hocutt getting ahead of his skis? Wishcasting? Were there sincere talks that were ended by Texas having to pay so much to get out of the B12? Because a year later, it’s not looking as likely. CDC is ghosting Hocutt and Hocutt is complaining ing to Gov. Abbott to do something. https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/red-raiders/2022/09/08/texas-tech-football-athletics-officials-press-ut-future-non-conference-schedule/65741954007/ And a year later, Hocutt is back talking to the press, calling out CDC for being “scared to play them” https://www.on3.com/news/kirby-hocutt-jokes-chris-del-conte-is-still-scared-to-schedule-nonconference-games-with-texas-tech-sec/ There are a lot of reasons to not schedule Texas Tech, but a bit g one has got to be their willingness to try to go over the AD’s head, to the media, to the Governor. I can imagine it would feel really good to all the Red Raiders if a Tech flex could bend UT to their will, but that plan shows a combination of naïveté, aggression and ignorance
  12. statsman

    Led Zeppelin

    The Netflix doc is great, focusing as it does on the music. It’s fun. Those old guys seem so grand. There is a darker documentary to make, getting into the narcissistic bad behavior, the psychopathy of their manager and their complete and total neglect of IP law.
  13. The after dinner aperitif is reading their boards, with ardent fans complaining about players deciding based on the biggest offer, and how that is ruining the sport…
  14. Tech has to go to the B12 CG, for the first time, for the season to be successful, right? 9-3, 6-3 in conference, isn’t going to work, right?
  15. The test for TT’s approach is already being taken- after paying a premium to sign new players (NFL free agency has shown that key additions can make a huge difference), are they also taking care of current players, too? To keep the locker together? The2022 Ags didn’t. Veterans were getting fractions of what the new blue chip freshmen were getting. They (justifiably) felt taken advantage of. Get into a tight game with App State, an assistant entreats the starters and key backups to dig deeper, and they think, “Why don’t you ask the freshman over there to win the game? He’s the one getting all the money”. This season will show how TT handled it.
  16. Part of the “Texas model” is being the flagship university in the best town for young people in one of the most football crazed and talent rich states. With the most actual winning tradition. Good luck!
  17. Was that when Brat was press ganged into the Royal Navy and served with Lord Nelson?
  18. Venables is a disaster, primarily because he doesn’t understand the new college football world. Still, their next coaching search will be fun. The Sooner dans yap a lot about Beamer and Dillingham, but would either of those guys be willing to report to Nagy? Instead of the AD?
  19. They so often are. I suspect they’re not seeing us at our most charming with our jaws spread wide open, poking between our teeth.
  20. I’m sorry I’m late to the thread. My brother died early 2021, from a heart attack (and a life of bad choices). The year before he died, he finally got his remaining rotten teeth pulled and got false teeth. To save money, he got the work done at the dental school down near Deep Ellum/Fair Park. So, if you need a lot done and lack funds, there’s that. Me? I’ve always gotten my teeth cleaned twice a year and my dentist lives five houses down the street.
  21. Got tix. Buddy came up with a good plan- fly to Indy (good fares) and drive from there. Thx for the help. I’m a little surprised there aren’t party buses there and back.
  22. Back in the ‘70s, I read a book in the school library by Dave DeBusschere, where he said he was getting heavy mid season and losing his hops (not his phrasing). He started a pre-practice routine of jumping up to touch the rim 20 times in a row, and cut beer consumption in half, and got back in shape in no time.
  23. From SoonerScoop, comparing Texas and OU next year:
  24. The Big 12 is famously a league of parity. A look at Tech’s schedule shows games at Utah, at ASU and at KSU. They can’t sleep against BYU or Kansas. UCF and WVU each are trying to get the old gang back together (Scott Frost and Rich Rodriguez). Tech is in the B12; their season is more about keeping the loss count down than racking up the win count. If they lose none or one regular season game, they’ll be in good shape for their goals. Two losses and they are on the margins. Three and they’re out. Yet, NFL free agency has shown us how parity can be disrupted by a key free agent signing, and Tech has at least a half dozen. This will be fun to watch, especially with a bullseye on Raider Red’s chest.
  25. https://www.wsj.com/sports/football/jim-knowles-penn-state-ohio-state-b35c6d83?st=Hdpyf4&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
×
×
  • Create New...